Songcatcher

USA 2000, 108 minutes
Dir. Maggie Greenwald
Rating: [M]
Genres: Drama / Romance

Topics: Period - 1910s.

Feat. Janet McTeer, Aidan Quinn, Taj Mahal

Aroview: In the dappled, secluded backwoods of 1900s Appalachia, music scholar Janet McTeer makes the exciting discovery of a set of unknown Scots-Irish folk-tunes which she sets out to catalogue.

With its beautiful setting and dramatic ‘roots’ music, this Sundance Special Jury Prize-winner also counterpoints an old-fashioned love-story, encompassing handsome hillbilly guitarist Aidan Quinn.

NZ International Film Festival 2000